Well, I'm back. After a several month absence, I'm back and ready to write. I hope to be on here more frequently and express my thoughts but we'll see what happens. Some of these topics are going to be a little out dated but I wanted to give my input on some of the situations..
Cincinnati Bengals: suck. What else can you say about them honestly? Easily the most frustrating team I follow. This year was suppose to be THE year. "I don't see a game we'll lose on our schedule"-Carson Palmer. "Superbowl or bust"-Terrell Owens. I had never been so excited for a Bengals season and right now they stand at 4-11; at worst I expected us to be 10-5 right now heading into the playoffs in a couple weeks. Changes need to take place in the offseason but they won't. Mike Brown is still Mike Brown and recently said there is no need for drastic change. How Marvin Lewis still has a job boggles my mind and I simply cannot comprehend how you fail time after time and still have a job..he's like a local weathermen. Pathetic.
Ohio $tate Buckeyes, ha. If you have ever followed me or are a friend of mine, you know my hatred for Ohio State. I always talk about how they always cheat and illegally recruit and pay their athletes. Looks like I was right. Five O$U football players, four of which starters were recently suspended for the first five games of next year for illegal actions. Look, the rules they broke were silly, in fact DUMB rules. But rules are rules and cannot be broken, if broken you must pay consequences. They deserved what they got and I hope they never ever win another football game, seriously.
UCONN women's basketball. Congratulations, 89 victories in a row, impressive..heck it might even be up to 100 now but I don't care enough to check. To compare it to the streak of 1971-1974 UCLA Bruins is flat out ridiculous. If you're a good mens college basketball player, there are probably 30-40 teams that you would consider attending. In the sports of women's college basketball, if you are a good player, there are probably 4-5 schools you think about attending. I give you my respect for the streak, but please do us all a favor and don't compare it to something that happened three decades ago.
Man all of this hatred writing, I don't like it. Let's look at some positives.
Better late than never?..Cincinnati Reds. Man, what a season they had. All off season and pre season they were expected to compete big time this year but it's a matter of actually executing and that's exactly what the CIncinnati Redlegs did this year. "Anyone else ready for some Cincinnati Reds baseball this summer? I always seem to think that every year is THE year for my Reds, but trust me...this year is the year"-me right before the season started." The fact they actually made the playoffs for the first time in fifteen years was amazing as a fan. I endured all of the losing seasons, listening to games in September when they were mathematically eliminated. The Reds had played 2,425 games, they had one of the greatest players of all time play for them (Griffey,) two ballparks, where 28,245,219 fans have watched them play since the last time this franchise made the playoffs. 15 years later, when myself and four friends headed down to the game to watch a team that was so awful for such a long period of time. In front of a home crowd, tied 2-2 in the bottom of the ninth inning. When THIS MOMENT happened, it might have been the best moment as my sports life.
University of Cincinnati Basketball. 12-0. I wish I could reel off impressive victories over top 25 teams they've had so far this season, but I can't. Why? Because they haven't played any top 25 teams. So what? They have played twelve games, and have won twelve games; they have beaten who they are suppose to beat. UC didn't slip up like Louisville did at home to Drexel, or like Purdue did to Richmond, or like Illinois did to University of Illinois Chicago. Notice, all of those teams are top 25 teams, who were playing at home and they all lost to 'bad teams.' UC has beaten all of those 'bad teams' and have beaten them badly. This teams deserves respect and how they're not ranked confuses me beyond belief. But whatever, keep on writing this team off, don't give them respect, find every excuse you can think of not to give this team credit. The fact is that UC is one of seven remaining unbeatens. Big East play starts Tuesday against DePaul and this is the year the Bearcats get back to the NCAA tournament and finish in the top 25. Just like it was for the Reds, this is the year for the Bearcats, I guarantee.
Quote of the blog: I'd rather do nothing and be happy than do something I know I don't love.
Jay Bruce's division clinching home run..
That is the Truth.
